St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-09
IN SPITE OF SNOW
The Theaters Are All Crowded
With Pleased Audiences.

with PIeaSeQ Audiences.
The charming Miss Maddern was at
her best again last night, although the
sloppy, diSagreeable weather initiated
somewhat against the number in at
tendance. The house, however, was
good, and the acting of Miss Madden
an improvement, if possible, on that
of the night previous. The talent of
the sunny-haired little lady grows upon
one from night to night, as was mani
tested by the applause evoked by some
of her happy touches of nature.
This afternoon and tonight are
her last appearances in Caprice"
The full galleries during the two nights
of Miss Maddern's engagement attest
the wisdom of the management in
adopting popular prices. There is no
reason why the public should be i'm
posed upon by high prices for whole
some amusementS, and the Hennepin
Avenue people should be regarded as
public benefactOrs in giving the public
healthful amusement for reasonable
price.
A brilliant audience assembled last
evening at the Grand to witness Emma
AbbOtt's performance of Leonora in
Verdi's melOdiOus opera of 'TrovatOre,
and from the numerous encores and re-
calls before the curtain, those who at
tended were evidently delighted to an
unusual degree. Miss Abbott's Leo
nora is admitted by the best musical
authorities to be one of great merit.
She has evidently studied the role with
care, ana she sings the music with such
intensity, such delicacy, and with such
good judgment as to at once place her
in the front rank OF all the LeOnOras
who have sung the role in English. Her
tones find in the vigorously conceived
and dramatically appropriate melO-
dies of ''Trovatore" a better field
than in many other of her
most successful parts, and it is but
to state that she achieved complete
triumph and surprised and delighted
the large audience present. The cast
was unusually competent. Manrico,
by MontegritfO, was powerfully and
artistically sung. Pruette, as Count de
Luna, did creditable work, and dis
played his perfect method and rich,
fruity voice to great advantage.
Broderick, the "rising basso star" of the
company, sang the role of Fernando in
good taste, and his sonorous voice was
highly praised. Miss Annandale, the
''cOntralto queen" was very effective
as Azucena, and was warmly applauded.
Chorus and orchestra did skilIful work
under TOmasi's baton, and the entertain
ment was one of the most satisfactory
the Abbott company ever gave here.
At the matinee to-day the Chimes of
Normandy" will be given at popular
prices, with two prima donnas and en-
tire company, and tonight Abbott APP
pears in the Bohemian Girl,o with
every member of the company in the
bill. On Thursday grand double bill
will be given, with Abbott and three
prima dOnnas in the programme,
The bill for Thursday will be Carnival
of Venice and scene from "Erminie."
Friday evening Abbott will appear as
The Good Devil in Auber's sparkling
opera of that name. This opera ran an
entire year in Paris, and Abbott pre-
diets it will make an instantaneous hit.
The sale indicates an enormous house.
Messrs. Sackett & Virgins are at the
front again in enterprise. Next Monday
at the popular dime museum the whole
tragedy of the anarchist execution will